Write an essay on what ethical issue most concerns you as a food consumer, present your position with supporting reasons on the concerning ethical issue.
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Essay 2 Requirement Checklist
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Make sure to follow the template and make sure to cover all the points below(6 paragraphs total):
INTRODUCTION
Hook sentence:
Provide sufficient background information of the ethical issue:
Explain this issue is important:
One clear thesis statement (Your position on the issue with 3 supporting reasons):
SUPPORTING PARAGRAPH #1
(Transition Signal) Topic Sentence (State the first reason for your position on the issue:
Explain your reason #1:
Provide supporting evidence for your reason #1 (Introduce your supporting evidence and include author and source):
Explain / comment on this supporting evidence (Help your readers understand how this piece of supporting evidence you are providing is related to your reason #1 for your position on the ethical issue. How does this evidence prove the point you are trying to make in this paragraph?):
Provide another supporting evidence for your reason #1 (Introduce your supporting evidence and include author and source):
Explain and comment on this supporting evidence (Help your readers understand how this piece of supporting evidence you are providing is related to your reason #1 for your position on the ethical issue. How does this evidence prove the point you are trying to make in this paragraph?):
Concluding Sentence (Reassert how the topic sentence of this paragraph helps your readers better understand and/or prove your position on the ethical issue):
SUPPORTING PARAGRAPH #2
(Transition Signal) Topic Sentence (State the second reason for your position on the issue:
Explain your reason #2:
Provide supporting evidence for your reason #1 (Introduce your supporting evidence and include author and source):
Explain / comment on this supporting evidence (Help your readers understand how this piece of supporting evidence you are providing is related to your reason #2 for your position on the ethical issue. How does this evidence prove the point you are trying to make in this paragraph?):
Provide another supporting evidence for your reason #2 (Introduce your supporting evidence and include author and source):
Explain and comment on this supporting evidence (Help your readers understand how this piece of supporting evidence you are providing is related to your reason #2 for your position on the ethical issue. How does this evidence prove the point you are trying to make in this paragraph?):
Concluding Sentence (Reassert how the topic sentence of this paragraph helps your readers better understand and/or prove your position on the ethical issue):
SUPPORTING PARAGRAPH #3
(Transition Signal) Topic Sentence (State the first reason for your position on the issue:
Explain your reason #3:
Provide supporting evidence for your reason #1 (Introduce your supporting evidence and include author and source):
Explain / comment on this supporting evidence (Help your readers understand how this piece of supporting evidence you are providing is related to your reason #3 for your position on the ethical issue. How does this evidence prove the point you are trying to make in this paragraph?):
Provide another supporting evidence for your reason #1 (Introduce your supporting evidence and include author and source):
Explain and comment on this supporting evidence (Help your readers understand how this piece of supporting evidence you are providing is related to your reason #3 for your position on the ethical issue. How does this evidence prove the point you are trying to make in this paragraph?):
Concluding Sentence (Reassert how the topic sentence of this paragraph helps your readers better understand and/or prove your position on the ethical issue):
COUNTERARGUMENT PARAGRAPH
Present arguments/views against your position and/or some aspects of your reasoning:
Recognize their merits:
Refute their weaknesses:
End the paragraph with a concluding sentence that reasserts your position on the ethical issue as a whole:
CONCLUSION
Restate/summarize your paper’s overall position on the ethical issue your reasons and supporting evidence for your position:
Tell your readers why they should care about your paper.
What is the significance of your position:
Why is it important to you as the writer or your readers:
What information should you or your readers take away from this:
Suggestions/recommendations for action:
Works Cited (New Page)
Notes:
As always, pay attention to punctuation and sentence structures.
Follow closely the MLA style in pagination, citations and documentations.
Check errors in spelling, punctuation and sentence structures.
Resources: Materials in “Argumentative Essays”.
